Nancy McKeon
Born April 04, 1966 (Age: 60)
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Westbury, New York, USA
Biography
Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York to Don and Barbara McKeon, began modeling baby clothes for the Sears catalog at the age of two and she and her brother did over sixty-five commercials in seven years. She appeared briefly on the soap operas "The Secret Storm" (1954), and "Another World" (1964). When her brother, Philip McKeon won a role on the TV series, "Alice" (1976), the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first real acting break came when she did the short-lived TV series "Stone" (1979) and guested on "Starsky and Hutch" (1975). The producers of "The Facts of Life" (1979) were so impressed by Nancy's performance as the street-wise girl in a pilot called "Dusty", they decided to sign her to play Jo on "The Facts of Life". Nancy has starred in the television movies High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV), Poison Ivy, This Child Is Mine (1985) (TV), and Firefighter (1986) (TV). She provided the voices for animated shows like ABC Weekend Specials: Puppy's Great Adventure (1979).
Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York to Don and Barbara McKeon, began modeling baby clothes for the Sears catalog at the age of two and she and her brother did over sixty-five commercials in seven years. She appeared briefly on the soap operas "The Secret Storm" (1954), and "Another World" (1964). When her brother, Philip McKeon won a role on the TV series, "Alice" (1976), the family moved to Los Angeles.
Her first real acting break came when she did the short-lived TV series "Stone" (1979) and guested on "Starsky and Hutch" (1975). The producers of "The Facts of Life" (1979) were so impressed by Nancy's performance as the street-wise girl in a pilot called "Dusty", they decided to sign her to play Jo on "The Facts of Life". Nancy has starred in the television movies High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV), Poison Ivy, This Child Is Mine (1985) (TV), and Firefighter (1986) (TV). She provided the voices for animated shows like ABC Weekend Specials: Puppy's Great Adventure (1979).
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Filmography
In My Sister's Shadow
1997
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as Joan Connor
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Age: 31
Just Write
1997
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as Bride
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Age: 30
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
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as Rosalie Profaci Bonanno
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Age: 27
Where the Day Takes You
1992
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as Vikki
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Age: 26
Baby Snatcher
1992
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as Karen Williams
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Age: 26
The Lightning Incident
1991
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as Martha
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Age: 25
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989
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as Tracy Thurman
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Age: 23
Strange Voices
1987
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as Nicole Glover
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Age: 21
The Facts of Life Down Under
1987
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as Jo Polniaczek
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Age: 20
This Child Is Mine
1985
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as Kimberly Downs
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Age: 19
Poison Ivy
1985
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as Rhonda Malone
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Age: 18
Schoolboy Father
1980
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as Lucy Twining
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Age: 14
Scruffy
1980
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as Scruffy (voice)
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Age: 14
The Trouble with Miss Switch
1980
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as Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
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Age: 13
No Image
The Puppy's Amazing Rescue
1980
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as Dolly (voice)
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Age: 13
A Question of Love
1978
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as Susan Moreland
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Age: 12
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
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as Ann
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Age: 11